Eaves-trough.



- A. ALLEN.

BAVEB THOUGH.

APPLICATION FILED 1'23. 28, 1908.

914,218,, I Patented Mar.2,1909.

ALVA ALLEN, OF NORTH ENGLISH, IOWA.

EAVES-TROUGH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed February 28, 1908. Serial No. 418,319.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVA ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residingat North English, in the county of Iowa and State of Iowa, have inventeda new and useful Eaves- Trough, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in eaves troughs, and hasfor its object to provide more particularly for the attachment theretoof the down-water spout, as usually employed in connection with suchtroughs.

It, also, has for its olject to effect the ready and economic connectionbetween said trough and spout. Also, to provide for securing connectionor attachment of the down spout with the trough as applied in place foruse upon a building and without this being done in the shop, as usuallypracticed.

Additional advantages and objects of my invention will be apparent fromthe subjoined description and accompanying illustration.

The invention consists more especially in the joint formed between theeaves trough and a down spout, and in the details for carrying out thesame, substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed and pointed outby the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention,Figure 1 is a broken longitudinal section produced throughan eaves trough and a down spout, embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is abroken detached view of said down spout. Fig. 3 is a broken enlargedpartly sectional and perspective view, more clearly disclosing the jointbetween said eaves trough and down spout.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In the practice of my invention, the eaves trough 1, as usual, isprovided with an opening 2 near one end for the attachment thereof ofthe down spout 3, said opening lzeing formed in the ordinary way by theuse of shears, which will be readily understood.

The down spout 3, as herein illustrated, has its upper preferably flaredend bent or turned outward as at 4, and then folded down upon itself asat 5, and then reversed, extending in the opposite direction, as at 6,in one continuous piece, thus forming a lower and 1 an upper flange witha pocket 7 between them to receive the bottom of the eaves trough at theedges of the opening 2 formed therein. It will be noted that after thein sertion of the edges of the opening 2 of the eaves trough into thepocket 7, that the upper flange formed wall of said pocket is hammereddown upon the inner surface of the bottom of said eaves trough, with thelower flange formed Wall, or outwardly turned portion 4, formed uponsaid down spout, resting upon a suitable support, and by means of suchhammering, said lower flange 4 is at the same time clamped tightlyagainst the under side of the bottom of said eaves trough, thus firmlyuniting said eaves trough and down spout, all Without the use, as willbe observed, of solder. It will thus be noted that from the foregoing avery simple and economic methodv of attaching the down spout to theeaves trough is effected and whereby, as stated, the use of solder asusually employed for such purposes, is dispensed with which is adesideratum for connecting together these parts. It is, also, found inpractice that by means of my invention the saving of caves troughmaterial is greatly promoted and. time expedited in forming the jointsbetween the eaves trough and its down spout.

It will be understood that details as to construction, arrangement anddisposition of the parts above described may be readily changed ormodified without departing from the spirit of my invention, and the sameyet remain, under the terms of my claim, fully protected.

lVhat is claimed is:

As an article of manufacture, a connection for eaves trough and downspout, comprising a sheet metal down spout body, having a rib formednear one end thereof, comprising a flattened bead, arcuate in elevation,to fit the cross sectional contour of an eavestrough, and a flangeextending beyond said bead, at right angles to and with its edge inparallel relation to the bead.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto alliXedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ALVA ALLEN.

Witnesses:

H. O. PHELPs, E. V. CLAYrooL.

